Ruby Compton — Wah-Wah Character Profile

About Ruby Compton

A fast-talking American Airlines flight attendant who becomes Ralph's stepmother after marrying Harry, bringing new dynamics to the fractured family.

Character Facts

Played by

Emily Watson

Appears in

Wah-Wah (2005)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (2)

• Ruby Compton — Family Husband & Wife — Harry Compton (Gabriel Byrne)

  Second marriage that accelerates household fragmentation.

• Ruby Compton — Family Stepson & Stepmother — Ralph Compton - 14 years (Nicholas Hoult)

  Complex step-relationship requiring emotional adaptation.

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• Vernon (Sid Mitchell)
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